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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.8 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 9 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by vulgar little monkey on 2/24/2024 & rated 95 points: Another killer bottle of this. Black cherry, leather, mineral, graphite notes on the nose and on the palate. Really great energy on the palate with some structure framing everything perfectly. The finish really drives with lingering fruit. I don't know if the current version of the estate Cabernet will reach these height as they feel much more plush. Firmly in the zone. Fire at will. (233 views) | | | Tasted by WetRock on 6/17/2023: There is a leafiness here I've notice in other '99 Cabs. It has been distracting in many cases but with this dark SCM fruit its able to fold in nicely. This is nicely mature with light tannin still here to keep the finish complete. The fruit has kept its dark character along with some classic stoniness and graphite. Lovely character being cool and powerful at the same time. Very good. In a good place where it should be for quite some time. Full on tertiary characters are probably still a ways off. (419 views) | | | Tasted by AK Wines on 11/27/2021 & rated 94 points: Sour cherry , tannins mellowed, cedar, nutmeg, currant, burnt wood. (566 views) | | | Tasted by Skyhouse on 8/9/2021 & rated 84 points: As with any 20 year olds wine. You can’t be quick to judge. At first I tasted big tannins and acid. It needed a bit to open and balance out. There was quite a bit of sediment at the bottom of the bottle. Lovely wine in the end. (613 views) | | | Tasted by ed-d on 10/7/2012 & rated 90 points: Great example of Santa Cruz Mts. Cabernet Sauvignon. Held up nicely & maintained that mountain structure without dominating the fruit flavors. Good job. (2814 views) | | | Tasted by PASimon on 1/2/2012 & rated 89 points: Very late. No notes...but good. (2891 views) | | | Tasted by wabi47 on 7/24/2007 & rated 87 points: good plum and currant fruit remains; oak is a bit heavy and not well integrated (better the second night); rustic; might be better with more time (3133 views) |
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Decanter, Mount Eden Cabernet 1990 to 2000 (10/23/2018)
(Mount Eden Vineyards, Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, San Francisco Bay, Santa Cruz Mountains, California, USA, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (11/7/2003)
(Mount Eden, Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Cruz Mountains Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2002, IWC Issue #102
(Mount Eden Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Cruz Mountains) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Mount Eden Vineyards Producer websiteCabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Santa Cruz Mountains Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association | Wikipedia
Once referred to by wine writers as the Chaine d'Or -- or "golden chain" -- the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA sits above Silicon Valley, running along the craggy range next to the Pacific on some of the prettiest parts of Northern California. The area supports more than 75 wineries, despite being limited by geography and high land prices.
In 1981 the Santa Cruz Mountains Viticultural Appellation became federally recognized, one of the first American viticultural areas to be defined by geophysical and climatic factors. The appellation encompasses the Santa Cruz Mountain range, from Half Moon Bay in the north, to Mount Madonna in the south. The east and west boundaries are defined by elevation, extending down to 800 feet in the east and 400 feet in the west. |
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